Charter operator

Magic Dolphin Atividades Maritimas Lda

Funchal, Portugal ILI Portugalija

50+ reviews

Madeira Marlin - Balancal is run by Magic Dolphin Atividades Maritimas Lda, specializing in excellent game fishing and incredible customer services. Their captains are experienced, passionate, and will do everything to provide their customers with an incredible fishing experience. Born in the Madeira, Captain Fabio Abreu grew up on the sea, surrounded with boats and fishing. He used to worked many years in Magic Dolphin Catamaran, but his heart was always in fishing. When opportunity came, we did not think twice about putting Fabio in charge of Balancal big game fishing. He is one of the top captains in the area, specializing in pelagics.

Charter

Madeira Fun Fishing

Funchal

Instant Confirmation

Trips from

US $179

Rating

4.8

61 reviews

4.8

Boat & Equipment

4.9

Captain & Crew

4.6

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (46)

What anglers say

93%

Dobro iskustvo

98%

Prijatan kapetan

90%

Preporučite ovaj čarter

76%

Prikladno za decu

98%

Zadovoljni brodom

43%

Uhvate ribe

All reviews (61)

Showing 21 – 25 of 61 reviews

Ariana Hershon
Kalifornija, Сједињене Државе
Član od 2025
5.0
Verified
Great time!
Ekskluzivni jutarnji ribolov krupne ribeod jun 25, 2025 • 3 adults • 1 child
The crew and boat really made this an awesome introduction to Madeira. Although we didn’t catch any fish we still had a great time. Amazing crew and Declan made the booking process from US very easy.
Response from Charter operator
jun 26, 2025
Thank you for the kind words and we hope you enjoy Madeira Island!
Francesca Wise
Уједињено Краљевство
Član od 2025
5.0
Verified
Danas bez ulova, ali izlet je svejedno bio divan
Winter Big Game Fishing 4h (PM)od mart 2, 2025 • 4 adults
Nažalost nismo ulovili ništa, ali smo videli delfine (Bottlenose), uživali u predivnom pejzažu. Posada je bila prijatna i obezbedila je grickalice, pivo i vodu. Toplo preporučujem.
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Response from Charter operator
mart 3, 2025
Zdravo Francesca, Hvala vam na lepoj recenziji. Sve najbolje, Declan
Kimberly Galloway
Florida, Сједињене Државе
Član od 2024
5.0
Verified
Great excursion despite no fish!
Ekskluzivni jutarnji ribolov krupne ribeod jul 12, 2024 • 2 adults
We enjoyed the trip even though we had no luck. We were focused on billfish, and they were just not biting that afternoon: that’s why they call it fishing, not catching! Nice boat, equipment, beverages, and Nuno did a fantastic job and helped make it a fun excursion despite not catching the elusive billfish!
James Carey
Уједињено Краљевство
Član od 2025
4.7
Verified
Zabavno, opušteno i uzbudljivo pecanje!
Bottom Fishing 4h (AM)od maj 18, 2025 • 2 adults
Ulovio sam nekoliko riba i po prvi put probao red snapper! Odlično - posada na brodu je iskustvo učinila još boljim - dobri momci
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Response from Charter operator
jun 26, 2025
Drago nam je da ste uživali!
Renee Gonzales
Teksas, Сједињене Државе
Član od 2023
5.0
Verified
Fun family trip!
Winter Big Game Fishing 4h (AM)od decembar 29, 2023 • 6 adults
Nelson and his crew took my family of 6 on a half day trip in December and it was a lot of fun! The boat was equipped with everything we needed to fish along with sandwiches, cookies, beer and waters! We were trying to catch Tuna and Wahoo but we were unsuccessful. Even with no fish caught, the trip was enjoyable. I would highly recommend Balancal and the crew!!